Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated rake and hoe tool.

Abstract: A tractor with a chassis comprising a drive unit, a drive gear, a drivable rear axle assembly, a front axle assembly and a front attachment assembly. The front axle assembly comprises an axle drive housing and two wheel suspensions mounted thereon, on which front ground engagement means is positioned. The tractor further comprises a cooling system for cooling the drive unit. The axle drive housing is arranged between the drive unit and the front attachment assembly viewed in the longitudinal direction of the tractor. The cooling system is arranged above the axle drive housing and, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, completely between a front, vertically extending plane tangent to the envelope curves of the front ground engagement means in the straight-ahead position, and a rear, vertically extending plane which is tangent to the envelope curves of the front ground engagement means in the straight-ahead position.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for coupling an attachment to a radio-controlled vehicle by means of a connection system having a support, an attachment-holder unit and a coupling unit. The support is fixed to a radio-controlled vehicle and the attachment-holder unit is fixed to the attachment. The coupling unit is automatically operable, in particular it is remotely operable, without the direct intervention of an operator to selectively connect or disconnect the support and the attachment-holder unit to/from each other.

Abstract: A row detection system includes a first imager attached to an agricultural machine to capture images of a ground surface and generate a first image of a first region of the ground surface, a second imager attached to the agricultural machine to capture images of the ground surface and generate a second image of a second region of the ground surface, the second region partially overlapping the first region, and a processor configured or programmed to perform image processing on the first and second images, generate a combined image through processing that includes planar panorama image synthesis based on the first and second images, and detect rows of crops or ridges on the ground surface based on the combined image.

Abstract: A system for an agricultural machine may include a steering system configured to alter a steering direction of a chassis. A guidance system may be operably coupled with the steering system and configured to alter a steering direction of the machine based on a defined target path for the agricultural machine. A boom assembly may be operably coupled with the chassis. One or more actuators may be operably coupled with the boom assembly and configured to alter a first boom section relative to a second boom section. A computing system may be communicatively coupled to the steering system. The computing system may be configured to receive the defined target path from the guidance system, determine a projected path about the defined target path, generate a steering command based on the projected path, and generate a boom command based at least in part on the steering command and the projected path.

Abstract: A boom spreader has at least one boom comprising a main boom section and an end boom section. A connecting plate is situated between the main boom section and the end boom section, the connecting plate rotatably mounted on the main boom section through a first pivot defining a folding axis. The end boom section is pivotably mounted on the connecting plate through a second pivot defining a breakaway axis, the breakaway axis non-perpendicular to the folding axis and tilted at an angle in a range of 1-45° from horizontal. An actuator connected to the main boom section and the connecting plates folds the end boom section between an operating and a transport position. A reset assembly connected to the end boom section and the connecting plate returns the end boom section to the operating position after the end boom section is deflected to a breakaway position.

Abstract: A cultivator is provided. The cultivator can have a main frame having a front end and a back end, a hitch assembly connected to the front end of the main frame, a tilling section attached to the back end of the main frame, a pair of main ground wheels, a first wing ground wheel and a second wing ground wheel, a plurality of ground engaging tools connected to and extending below the tilling section.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for planning an agricultural operation associated with an agricultural working environment which includes multiple working regions. A suggested number of support machines is determined for each region. This is used to group multiple regions and an operational route between each region within each group is determined. This is used to generate an operational plan for the overall operation which includes at least a schedule for performance of one or more tasks associated with the working regions.

Abstract: An integrated device for soybean sowing and fertilization is provided, including a mobile base, a fertilizer storage unit is installed at one end of the upper side of the mobile base, a sowing box is installed at the other end thereof, a seed storage box is connected to the upper end of the sowing box, a sowing disc is rotationally installed inside the sowing box, a plurality of sowing troughs are arranged at an outer edge of the sowing disc, a quantity adjustment plate is slidably installed inside the sowing trough, a quantity adjustment mechanism for changing a position of the quantity adjustment plate is arranged on the sowing box, a sowing tube is installed at the bottom of the mobile base, a fertilizing chamber is installed at the bottom of the sowing tube, and the fertilizer storage unit is provided with a fertilizing mechanism.

Abstract: A drop tube for dropping particulate material from an air boom assembly has, in order: a rigid elbow connectable to an air boom outlet; an upper flexible section bendable in at least a direction parallel to a direction of travel of the air boom assembly; a rigid section having an air exhaust vent in a side thereof and a deflector therein; a lower flexible section bendable in at least the direction parallel to the direction of travel; and, an exit aperture having a cross-sectional area less than a cross-sectional area of the lower flexible section of the drop tube above the exit aperture.

Abstract: A drive system for delivering a plurality of seeds into a number of furrows via a number of seed meters. The drive system comprises a meter shaft drivably connectable to the seed meters and a number of electric motors drivably connected to the meter shaft for actuating the seed meters via the meter shaft.

Abstract: The invention relates to a granulate portioning means (10) for an agricultural spreading machine, comprising: a portioning rotor (30), which is designed to combine granulate grains during a rotational movement to form granulate portions; a housing (12), in which the portioning rotor (30) is arranged, wherein the housing comprises a housing main body (14) and a housing cover (16); and an electric drive device (18) for rotational driving of the portioning rotor (30).

Abstract: Techniques are provided for path-based mower deck lifting. A mower can include a control system that is configured to receive path data defining a path that the mower should traverse to cut an area of grass. The path data can include lift instructions that define where within the path the mower decks should be lifted. The control system can use the path data to cause the mower to traverse the path and to predictively cause the mower decks to be lifted at the defined locations within the path.

Abstract: A mower deck can include a suspension that allows a rear roller to pivot rearwardly and upwardly when the rear roller encounters a bump in the ground. The suspension can include brackets having a front end that is coupled to a housing of the mower deck at a pivot point. The rear roller can be coupled between rear ends of the brackets. Springs can be used to bias the brackets into a maximum angle of less than 90 degrees to the horizontal.

Abstract: A mower unit mountable on a travel body includes a mower deck open downward, a rotary blade disposed inside the mower deck and rotatable about a vertical axis, a rotor disposed outside the mower deck and configured to transmit a rotation motive power to the rotary blade, a cover unit covering the rotor, and mounting mechanisms detachably mounting the cover unit on the mower deck. The mounting mechanisms includes a tool-based mounting mechanism involving a tool to detach the cover unit, and a tool-free mounting mechanism involving no tool to detach the cover unit.

Abstract: A ground working vehicle and a fold mechanism for coupling vehicle components are provided including a tapered pin connection with improved resistance to uneven or premature wear on and around the pin connection and related components. A tapered pin is configured to be disposed within respective frustoconical apertures of tapered bushings to compressively engage the first and second tapered bushings. Resistance to relative movement between the tapered pin and the tapered bushings is provided by force vectors both axially and normal to contact surfaces between the first and second frustoconical end portions of the tapered pin and the corresponding first and second tapered bushings.

Abstract: A cutting unit for a lawnmower includes a cutting disc configured to rotate around a rotation axis during operation of the lawnmower and a cutting member freely pivotably arranged on the cutting disc around a pivot axis between a cutting position and a retracted position. The cutting member is configured to assume the cutting position by the centripetal force acting on the cutting member upon rotation of the cutting disc around the rotation axis. The cutting unit includes a stop assembly configured to stop pivoting movement of the cutting member when the cutting member reaches the retracted position. The angle between the cutting position and the retracted position is more than 180 degrees.

Abstract: A mower includes a chassis, a tractive element coupled to the chassis, a mower deck coupled to the chassis and including a cutting element, and a deck actuator assembly configured to raise the mower deck relative to the chassis. The deck actuator assembly includes a frame coupled to the chassis, an output interface coupled to the mower deck and slidably coupled to the frame, a first stop fixedly coupled to the output interface, a second stop, and an actuator configured to reposition the second stop relative to the frame. The second stop is positioned to (a) engage the first stop to limit movement of the output interface in a first direction and (b) permit movement of the first stop in a second direction opposite the first direction.

Abstract: A mower includes a chassis, a tractive element coupled to the chassis, a mower deck coupled to the chassis and including a cutting element, and a deck actuator assembly configured to raise the mower deck relative to the chassis. The deck actuator assembly includes a frame, a first actuator shaft coupled to the mower deck and slidably coupled to the frame, a second actuator shaft coupled to the chassis and slidably coupled to the chassis, a stop slidably coupled to the first actuator shaft and configured to (a) limit movement of the first actuator shaft in a first direction and (b) permit movement of the first actuator shaft in a second direction opposite the first direction, and an actuator configured to reposition the stop relative to the frame.

Abstract: A latch assembly for a power equipment includes a lever configured to pivot about a fulcrum, a latch button coupled to the lever and configured to move vertically in response to the pivoting of the lever about the fulcrum, and a roller rotatably engaged to the latch button and adapted to be removably engaged with a battery of the power equipment to removably secure the battery inside a battery housing of the power equipment.

Abstract: An agricultural machine for reducing harvesting loss during a harvesting operation includes: front ground engaging mechanisms coupled to a front axle, a chassis supported above the ground by the front ground engaging mechanisms, a cutting head located forward of the front ground engaging mechanisms and configured to harvest crop in a worksite, an image sensor, and a controller operatively coupled to the image sensor. The image sensor captures images of a field of view, which includes an area rearward of the front axle. The controller receives data corresponding to the images from the image sensor, determines the amount of grain shown in the images, and adjusts an operational characteristic of the agricultural machine based on the amount of grain determined to be shown in the images.

Abstract: A vibration sensor is mounted to a corn head of an agricultural harvester. The vibration sensor generates a sensor signal indicative of sensed vibrations on the corn head. The sensor signal is converted to a digital signal and a bandpass filter is applied to filter out signals in frequency ranges that do not represent slip clutch impulses. The filtered signal is demodulated to better identify the slip impulses generated when the slip clutch is slipping. The demodulated signal is transformed to a frequency domain signal and an input frequency is calculated based upon the speed of rotation of the drive shaft (or an expected range of speeds), the slip clutch configuration, and a gear ratio of a gear box between the drive shaft and the slip clutch. The power in parts of the frequency domain signal that are within a desired range of the input frequency is compared to a threshold power value to determine whether a slip clutch is slipping.

Abstract: A system for controlling the operation of an agricultural harvester includes a residue chopper configured to process crop residue removed from harvested crop material. Additionally, the system includes an actuator configured to control the operation of the residue chopper. Moreover, the system includes a terrain sensor configured to generate data indicative of a topographical parameter of the field. Additionally, the system includes a computing system communicatively coupled to the terrain sensor. The computing system is configured to determine the topographical parameter of the field based on the terrain sensor data and control the operation of the actuator to control the operation of the residue chopper based on the determined topographical parameter of the field.

Abstract: A harvesting implement of an agricultural harvester includes a frame configured to be coupled to a harvester base vehicle. Additionally, the implement includes a cutter bar configured to sever crop material from the field and a reel rotatably coupled to the frame and configured to direct the crop material toward the cutter bar. Furthermore, the implement includes a sensor assembly including an arm coupled to the frame. The arm is configured to rotate relative to the frame between a stored position and an open position in which the arm is configured to contact the surface of the field. Additionally, the implement includes a biasing element for biasing the arm toward the field. Moreover, the implement includes an electrically activatable actuator coupled to the arm and configured to rotate the arm between the stored and open positions and apply a load to prevent the arm from rotating.

Abstract: An agricultural machine for reducing cutting head harvesting loss includes: ground engaging mechanisms such as wheels or tracks, a cutting head for harvesting crop, an image sensor configured to capture one or more images of a field of view, a light emitting device configured to emit light into the field of view, and a controller operatively coupled to at least the image sensor. The controller is configured to: receive data corresponding to one or more images of the field of view from the at least one image sensor, determine one or more reflectance values based on the received data corresponding to the one or more images, and determine an amount of grain shown in the one or more images of the field of view based on the one or more determined reflectance values.

Abstract: A harvesting assisting machine which may include: a frame having a longitudinal frame axis, the frame including: a first and second side frame portions extending in a vertical direction and disposed on opposing sides of the longitudinal frame axis, a third frame portion interconnecting the first and second side frame portion, wherein the first and second side frame portions and the third frame portion create a container space configured to accommodate a container: a plurality of wheels coupled to bottom portions of the first and second side frame portions; and a container holding and lifting assembly coupled to the frame, the container holding and lifting assembly being configured to releasably hold the container within the container space and to elevate and lower the container in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A wobble box for shakers of agricultural harvesters has a housing, an input shaft, a wobble shaft, a pivot sleeve, and an output shaft. The input shaft rotates about an input axis relative to the housing. The wobble shaft is rotatably coupled to the input shaft, rotates relative to the housing about an intermediate axis angled relative to the input axis, and has a central body portion asymmetric about the intermediate axis. The pivot sleeve oscillates about a sleeve axis angled relative to the intermediate axis as the wobble shaft rotates about the intermediate axis. The output shaft rotates in a first direction about an output axis angled relative to the sleeve axis when the pivot sleeve rotates in the first direction about the sleeve axis and rotates in a second direction about the output axis when the pivot sleeve rotates in the second direction about the sleeve axis.

Abstract: The present disclosure is a system for controlling an agricultural machine. The system has a merger belt assembly comprising a merger belt, a controller configure to selectively control the merger belt assembly, and a user input configured to provide a desired belt speed command to the controller indicating a desired operating speed of the merger belt. The controller provides instructions to the merger belt assembly of the agricultural machine to operate the merger belt at the desired operating speed. Further, the controller is configured to monitor an actual merger belt speed of the merger belt assembly and provide a response when the actual merger belt speed is outside of a desired operating speed threshold established by the desired belt speed command.

Abstract: An elevator assembly for a harvester may include an elevator housing and an elevator extending within the elevator housing between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The elevator may be configured to carry harvested crops between the proximal end portion and the distal end portion. A discharge assembly may be operably coupled with the elevator housing. The discharge assembly may include a discharge housing defining a discharge outlet, a deflector operably coupled with the discharge housing, and a discharge actuator operably coupled with the elevator housing and the discharge housing.

Abstract: A method for planning a swath which is created by a rake by raking together a crop mown on an agricultural field, includes determining via a control unit planning data of the swath as a function of at least one of the following planning parameters: field data representing at least one characteristic of the mown agricultural field, a type of the crop, a type of a planned rake, a type of a planned recovery machine for recovering the created swath, and a cutting length of the swath material processed during a recovery.

Abstract: A concave apparatus is provided for use in a twin rotor combine harvester which includes replaceable concave inserts which are carried in a concave support frame including two side rails which extend around a portion of each rotor from a bottom of the rotor outwardly around approximately 90 degrees. The frame includes transverse connecting bars at right angles to the side rails with an upper bar, a center bar and a lower bar defining between them openings for the concave inserts. An upper transverse bar of the lower concave insert has fastener holes to receive coupling fasteners for connection to the center transverse bar of the concave support frame and has a projecting portion lying in an axial plane and projecting radially outwardly to a position beyond the center transverse bar of the concave frame with fastener holes therethrough for attachment to pivotal bracket of the combine harvester.

Abstract: A method includes inserting viable, in vitro cultivated plant material into an empty pocket of a strip element that is formed at least in part of biodegradable material. The strip element has a first and second wall-forming member arranged to at least partly overlap in a longitudinal direction and to not fully overlap in a transverse direction with the first wall-forming member extending past the second wall-forming member. The wall-forming members are fixed to each other along a bonding line to delimit a plurality of pockets and a plurality of spacer areas in an alternating arrangement along the longitudinal direction such that a top side of each pocket is open. The method includes facilitating, without the use of a substrate, at least one of an acclimatization or a root formation of the in vitro cultivated plant material in the plurality of pockets of the strip element.

Abstract: A cutting tool comprises a first handle, a second handle, a first cutting part comprising a first cutting blade and a first fastening section extending away from the first cutting blade, a second cutting part comprising a second cutting blade and a second fastening section extending away from the second cutting blade, and a biasing means configured to pre-tension the first cutting blade and the second cutting blade away from each other. The first cutting part and the second cutting part are pivotably coupled to each other at a pivot point. The first fastening section is inserted into the first handle, and the second fastening section is inserted into the second handle. The first handle is fixedly coupled with the first fastening section by the biasing means, and the second handle is fixedly coupled with the second fastening section by the biasing means.

Abstract: A telescopic hand tool, particularly a telescopic pruner. The telescopic hand tool comprises an outer tube, at least one intermediate tube slidable within the outer tube and an inner tube slidable within the intermediate tube. At least one tool head is connected or connectable to the front end of the inner tube. A back handle is detachably arranged at the back end of the outer tube. A pulling means is arranged substantially inside the tubes, wherein one end of the pulling means is connected to the back handle, while another end of the pulling means is connected to a fixing point at the front end of the outer tube. A number of deflection pulleys are arranged at the back ends of the tubes and at the front ends of the outer tube and intermediate tube, wherein the deflection pulleys are provided for redirecting the pulling means.

Abstract: A telescopic hand tool, in particular a telescopic pruner. The telescopic hand tool comprises an outer tube, at least one intermediate tube slidable within the outer tube and an inner tube slidable within the intermediate tube. At least one tool head is connected or connectable to the front end of the inner tube. A back handle is detachably arranged at the back end of the outer tube. A pulling means is arranged substantially inside the tubes, wherein one end of the pulling means is connected to the back handle, while another end of the pulling means is connected to a fixing point at the front end of the outer tube. A number of deflection pulleys is arranged at the back ends of the tubes and at the front ends of the outer tube and intermediate tube, wherein the deflection pulleys are provided for redirecting the pulling means.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a landscaping apparatus (1) comprising: a landscaping tool (10) of the motor-driven type, provided with an electronic control and command unit (40), a portable remote device (60), a first wireless transceiver (45) operatively connected to the electronic control and command unit (40) of the landscaping tool, and a second wireless transceiver (50) associated with the portable remote device (60).

Abstract: A plant growth system for growing one or more plants is provided. The system may be wall mountable and includes a decorative cover. The system may provide automated environmental controls and may include a sensor module for monitoring plant conditions and environmental parameters, a processor or controller for analyzing sensor data and determining optimal growth conditions, and an actuation module for automatically adjusting grow light intensity and nutrient delivery via a hydroponic module. The system may further include a user interface module with an electronic display and a mobile application for user interaction and remote control. The plant growth system may have a modular design, allowing for interchangeable components and customization of the aesthetic and/or functional properties of the system. The cover may function as an in-situ germination chamber.

Abstract: A horticulture container that includes a substrate that is integrally formed. The substrate includes faces interconnected and separated by creases, a lip formed by the faces, and one or more tabs that are secured to at least one of the faces to maintain a shape of the horticulture container. The faces define a cavity of the horticulture container. The cavity is enclosed by the faces and access to the cavity is only permitted through the opening.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of growing a crop comprising the steps of: growing a seedling (1) in a first growing substrate plug/pellet (2,4), placing the substrate plug/pellet (2,4) in a holder member (10,20), the holder member comprising a tubular body (11,23) and a flange (12,24) extending transversely to the tubular body, the body having a bottom (13, 22) with a root opening, placing a number of holder members in a growth tray (25; 35,36,37), the growth tray having a bottom (26) and upstanding sidewalls (27,28), defining an irrigation space that is adapted for receiving water and nutrients, and a top surface (29) spaced from the bottom (26), with openings (30,31) for receiving a holder member (10,20), the flange (12,24) being supported on the top surface (29), the bottom (26) being in fluid communication with the irrigation space, placing growth trays (25; 35,36,37) in a conditioned growth chamber (40) and exposing the plants to artificial light, after a predetermined period of time, removing of t

Abstract: A tree skirt includes: a tree skirt body and at least two sets of support assemblies. The tree skirt body includes a plurality of flexible skirt pieces, the flexible skirt pieces are sequentially arranged along a circular track, adjacent flexible skirt pieces are detachably connected, the flexible skirt pieces are enclosed to form a cavity, and the tree skirt body has an upper opening and a lower opening communicating with the cavity. The sets of support assemblies are sequentially spaced apart along a center line of the cavity, one of the support assemblies is close to the upper opening, the other of the support assemblies is close to the lower opening, the support assemblies include at least two support strips and at least two connecting members, and each of the support strips is respectively connected to a corresponding flexible skirt piece.

Abstract: A tree skirt convenient for stowage and storage includes: a skirt pieces and a support assembly. Both ends of the skirt piece are connected, and the skirt piece is enclosed to form an inner cavity. The support assembly includes an elastic support ring and a connector, the elastic support ring has a closed ring shape, the elastic support ring is located on an inner surface of the skirt piece, the elastic support ring extends in a circumferential direction of the skirt piece, the connector is detachably connected to the skirt piece, and the elastic support ring is limited between the skirt piece and the connector. The elastic support ring is capable of being twisted and folded to form a double-ring structure to reduce a diameter of the elastic support ring.

Abstract: A tree skirt having a magnetic attraction fit structure includes: a support assembly and at least two skirt pieces, the skirt pieces are sequentially arranged along a circular track, adjacent skirt pieces are detachably connected, and the skirt pieces are enclosed to form a cavity. The support assembly includes at least two metal strips and at least two connecting members, each of the metal strips is arranged on an inner wall of the skirt piece, the metal strips are sequentially arranged along an arrangement direction of the skirt pieces, the connecting members are located between adjacent two metal strips, both ends of the connecting members are respectively provided with a slot, a magnetic component is provided on each of the connecting members, and the adjacent two metal strips are inserted into the slots at the both ends of the connecting members.

Abstract: Disclosed implementations for improving crop yield in arid environments. Implementations include a method comprising selecting a cover crop adapted to absorb one or more of atmospheric or soil moisture for storage in an underground portion of the cover crop, and planting the selected cover crop in a particular tract of land at a first time instance. The method additionally includes controllably terminating growth of the cover crop at a second time instance, subsequent to the first time instance, to initiate a decay phase of the cover crop to cause transfer of the moisture absorbed in the underground portion of the cover crop to soil of the tract of land, and planting a primary crop in the tract of land at a third time instance, the primary crop absorbing from the soil at least some of the moisture released during the decay phase of the cover crop.

Abstract: Provided is a method for growing a plant using a water-absorbent resin that is less prone to be deactivated by calcium ions, magnesium ions, or the like in soil, water, or a fertilizer. The method includes mixing a first water-absorbent resin containing a crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol and a crosslinked phosphorylated starch or a second water-absorbent resin composed of a crosslinked phosphorylated polyvinyl alcohol into soil to form improved soil, and growing a plant such as turf on the improved soil. The water-absorbent resin is mixed in a granular shape into the soil to afford improved soil. The first water-absorbent resin includes those in which polyvinyl alcohol itself, a phosphorylated starch itself, and polyvinyl alcohol and a phosphorylated starch are crosslinked intermolecularly. The second water-absorbent resin includes one in which a phosphorylated polyvinyl alcohol itself is crosslinked intermolecularly.

Abstract: An expansion joint for a pivot irrigation system includes an inner support member having an elongate body terminating in ends having diameters that are larger than a diameter of the elongate body, a first external support member, and a second external support member. Each of the first external support member and the second external support member define an open interior that is configured to slidingly receive a respective end of the inner support member. Each of the first external support member and the second external support member in a stop member positioned on either end of the open interior that limit a range of movement of the respective end of the inner support member.

Abstract: A geodesic dome system for integrated aquaponics and mushroom production is disclosed. The system includes a geodesic dome enclosing an interior volume, with a plurality of panels configured such that a first region receives direct sunlight and a second region remains shaded. A fish tank is centrally located within the dome and is thermally coupled to a water tube that extends outward to regulate interior temperature. A plant growing area is disposed in the sunlit region, while a mushroom growing area is located in the shaded region. A natural air ventilation system includes a misting nozzle positioned at an upper portion of the dome, the nozzle being configured to introduce cooled misted air into the shaded region while drawing heated air upward from the sunlit region. The system creates a closed-loop, zoned environment for fish, plant, and mushroom co-production using passive environmental control.

Abstract: A hydroponics system is made up of one or more hydroponic stacks. Each hydroponic stack has a first horizontally extending trough and a second horizontally extending trough, each trough having an interior channel that extends from an inlet to an outlet. A supporting structure supports the first trough and the second trough so that the troughs are vertically spaced from one another. A flow connector connects the outlet of the first trough to the inlet of the second trough. The troughs contain a plurality of plants, and a nutrient solution is introduced into the inlet of the first trough and flows through the interior channel of the first trough to the outlet of the first trough, through the flow connector to the inlet of the second trough, and through the interior channel of the second trough to the outlet of the second trough. In one version, a plurality of hydroponic stacks are moveable relative to one another.

Abstract: The present inventions relate to a breeding system for the production of polyploid potato seeds, plants, or plant parts where cycles of meiosis, syngamy, and selection are used for interpopulation improvement of progenitor lines, and sexual polyploidization occurs during hybrid production by inducing clonal gamete formation in the parents that are to be crossed. Reciprocal recurrent selection can be used to inform selection of candidate potato lines that are either advanced to a gene editing or genetic modification system or crossed and selected to induce clonal gamete formation by arresting meiotic recombination and chromosome reduction. Crosses of parent plants bearing clonal gametes are planned and executed based upon predicted heterotic performance at the polyploid level. The final product is a homogeneous population of hybrid polyploid potato seed, or derivative thereof, bearing both parents' complete nuclear genomes. In some instances, the method is used to generate seedless plants.

Abstract: The present technology is in the field of plant breeding and genetics, particularly as it pertains to the genus Cannabis. More specifically, there are provided methods and compositions for producing a population of Cannabis plants with enhanced resistance to powdery mildew. The methods use the detection of molecular genetic markers linked to powdery mildew resistance loci to select for plants displaying an enhanced powdery mildew resistance phenotype.

Abstract: A plant breeding method includes: utilizing technical means to mutate MiMe key genes, screen lines with heterozygous gene loci, and create heterozygous MiMe material; hybridizing heterozygous MiMe material with other plants, and separating new heterozygous MiMe lines from offspring to achieve strategic purpose of transferring MiMe; screening homozygous MiMe material with genetic background recombination in these gregated offspring of heterozygous MiMe material after self-bred; by means of asexual propagation, expanding reproduction of homozygous MiMe with polyploid heterosis, induce and preserve homozygous MiMe by using Fix plants; double self-bred of homozygous MiMe material resulting in polyploid breeding material with heterosis.